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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Welcome! We're just about neighbors. I live in Carlton, GA. That's about 12 miles east of the stoplight in Colbert on Highway 72. And about a quarter of the size of Colbert. I'm considered a native of Madison County, graduated High School here, went away to college and lived in a few other...
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    Emergency Nutrition

    Now that she's eating on her own, you can make a wet mash of her regular chicken food. Adding mashed up boiled egg to the wet mash will add more protein. If it were me, I'd start with that, using buttermilk to wet the food, each feeding using less liquid until she's eating it dry.
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    The Old Folks Home

    Thanks for the welcomes, everyone! Just checking in one last time, then it's bedtime for this old fogey!
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    The Old Folks Home

    I've had the same problem with rice, but have figured it out. Brown rice can be cooked like pasta, but much longer: About 6 cups of water to one cup of dry brown rice and a pinch of salt. Bring water to a boil, add rice and return to boil. Boil for 30 minutes, drain in colander, pressing...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Judging at 9am; setup at 6am, IIRC. Of course assuming we're talking the one in Jefferson...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I've been the past 2 years, but won't be sure about this year until tomorrow. Went back to work part-time and that usually includes Saturdays now, but I'm pretty sure they'll let me off. I don't show birds, and have no real interest in showing my own, but I love to look. Plus, there's always...
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    Help! My Hen wont grow!

    Check out this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/125038/chickens-as-house-pets-a-guide And this one: http://www.ehow.com/how_5060256_chicken-house-pet.html
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Hello! Carlton GA here, about 20 miles east of Athens. Wet and soggy as well. Have a mixed flock of 11, with too many roos (3). Trying to set up a rooster only coop, but the weather is not cooperating!
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    Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

    Here there is a farm that charges $60/person; $100/couple for a 'processing day' class. They use the farm's birds and the students take home one processed bird each. Not sure how long the class is as I haven't taken it yet, but I'm considering it for late winter/early spring 2014. They seem to...
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    Double yolker on day 14

    Here's a thread by a guy from Australia who had to deal with Mareks in his flock. He started the thread in January 2013 and it is over 130 pages now and is still an active thread. Lots of good info in there...
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    New to Chickens - predator in Virginia that eats or bites neck and eats heads of chickens

    Skunks hunt at night, sometimes around dusk or dawn as well, but usually go back to their den around dawn. They mostly eat the eggs and will go after chicks or small chickens. Members of the weasel family also will eat the heads, but typically they kill a bunch of chickens. Always remember...
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    New to Chickens - predator in Virginia that eats or bites neck and eats heads of chickens

    I'm not BearFoot, but yes, a hawk is a raptor. The only sure way to keep a hawk out of the run is to cover it. I have a much smaller run (about 200 sq ft) and I used deer netting for the top. I believe I spent a little under $30 for a 7' X 100' roll and some zip ties that I used to 'connect'...
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    What is reasonable time to let the rooster outside?

    You could put up this sign...
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    Preparing the coup for winter

    Umm...no on the dog...LOL! I have one tiny dachshund and he's not fond of other dogs. I have taken to irregular feedings for a stray cat that showed up and looked like she wanted to be a barn cat that was not interested in my chickens in the least. I've had problems with mice in the past and...
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    Preparing the coup for winter

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